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Santa Barbara Family Featured in New York Times Article on Affordable House Hunting
A Santa Barbara family was featured in a New York Times series on affordable home availability throughout the nation. Lindsey and Meghan Zero, along with their son Milo, were interviewed about their struggle to find a suitable home which led them to explore a “less conventional” option: a manufactured-home park near the beach. The Zeros, More
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Man Dies After Falling from Isla Vista Cliff
Update: The Santa Barbara County Sheriff-Coroner has released the identity of the man who died after falling from an Isla Vista cliff on Saturday. Read the update here. An adult male has died after falling from a cliff behind 6625 Del Playa in Isla Vista on Saturday. The incident, reported to authorities, indicated that the More
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White Supremacist Group Displayed Anti-Semitic Banner Over Highway 101 in Santa Barbara
A white supremacist group displayed an anti-semitic banner on a Highway 101 overpass in Santa Barbara on Saturday. A small group of at least six white males dressed in black clothes, black hats, and red scarves covering their faces stood atop the pedestrian overpass near the 400 block of W. Anapamu Street before noon. The More
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Cachuma Lake on Sunday
Fishing Derby, beautiful weather and music what a wonderful day at Cachuma Lake on Sunday. We sat in chairs here on the grass listening to the band right behind us. The water level is so high! Cachuma Lake is back to its full beauty. A proud fisher man reported their boat caught the fish of More
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Op-Ed: Open Letter to the Santa Barbara City Council to Save the Hangars
By Tom Modugno, Goleta History and Santa Barbara Aviation Historical Preservation Coalition (SBAHPC) As you probably know by now, the historic two original hangars at the airport are technically in the city of Santa Barbara. Next week, on April 30th at 2 PM, the Santa Barbara City Council will meet to decide the future of these buildings. Local More
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Dates for Board of Supervisors Housing Element Rezone Hearings Announced
Meeting for North County on April 30 and South County on May 3 The County Board of Supervisors will hold two hearings to select rezone sites and County-owned sites to satisfy the County’s State Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) obligations. The hearings will be held on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at the Santa Maria Betteravia Center hearing room at More
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Elderly Woman Falls 80 Feet from More Mesa Cliff in Goleta
An elderly woman fell from the More Mesa cliff in Goleta on Tuesday afternoon. At 12:41 p.m., Santa Barbara County Firefighters responded to the area east of Austin Road. The woman fell approximately 80-feet from the bluff landing to the beach below when a bystander called 9-1-1, reports Captain Scott Safechuck. Firefighters used stair access More
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Santa Barbara County Supervisors Punt On Cannabis Odor Control
Board votes 3-2 for another study on how to solve a six-year-old problem A long-awaited county Board of Supervisors hearing on cannabis odor control ended in a split vote this week, as three board members voted for more study, and two said they were frustrated by the delay. Dutch-made carbon filters, called “scrubbers,” have been More
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Cuyama Colors
After searching Figueroa for wildflowers, John Wiley flew along Hwy. 166 toward Cuyama and found plenty. The journey was scenic, with water in Twitchell and then a glimpse of these “Gorilla Rocks” (anyone know the name?) at about 35.112,-120.122 on gMaps. I don’t think you can see them from 166, but maybe there’s an accessible More
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Frequent Helicopter Circling
Edhat readers report an increase in helicopter activity over Upper State Street and Mission Canyon the past few days. By Joe DeLise 8:30 AM continuing passing overhead at 700’ a helicopter, tail number N216LS with a Louisiana based owner. Inspecting something oil/gas related? Power line related? Movie filming? Does anybody know? By an edhat reader More